﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:51:44 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>The Town/Village of East Rochester, NY - Local History</title><link>https://eastrochesterny.gov:443/News/Headlines/rss/category/1324/local-history</link><atom:link href="https://eastrochesterny.gov:443/News/Headlines/rss/category/1324/local-history" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Town/Village of East Rochester]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[THE ERIE CANAL AND A SURPRISING ER CONNECTION]]></title><link>https://eastrochesterny.gov/News/Headlines/the-erie-canal-and-a-surprising-er-connection</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://eastrochesterny.gov/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/834263/Gristmill-Circa-18471.jpg" length="380443"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[  This   year,   villages   along   the   Erie   Canal   have   been   hosting   special   events   in   celebration   of  the Canal's opening in October 1825. As East Rochester's Historian, I ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:05:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://eastrochesterny.gov/News/Headlines/the-erie-canal-and-a-surprising-er-connection</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24512bc5-552d-4668-815f-cde2da21ce78-834263]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Town/Village of East Rochester]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Sam Urzetta]]></title><link>https://eastrochesterny.gov/News/Headlines/sam-urzetta</link><description><![CDATA[         On August 26, 1950, Sam Urzetta won the U.S. Amateur Golf Championship at Minneapolis Golf Club, and at 24 years old became a hometown hero.  He had beaten Frank Stranahan (who was heavily ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 15:31:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://eastrochesterny.gov/News/Headlines/sam-urzetta</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24512bc5-552d-4668-815f-cde2da21ce78-793825]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Town/Village of East Rochester]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[THE CLASS OF ‘65]]></title><link>https://eastrochesterny.gov/News/Headlines/the-class-of-65</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://eastrochesterny.gov/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/785599/ER_Class_of_1965.jpg" length="1280972"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[ THE CLASS OF ‘65        

 Three years ago, I wrote about the Class of 1927—celebrating their 95th anniversary.  I gathered information from the high school journal of a member of the class, ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://eastrochesterny.gov/News/Headlines/the-class-of-65</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24512bc5-552d-4668-815f-cde2da21ce78-785599]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Town/Village of East Rochester]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[THE MONUMENT AT THE TOP OF THE HILL]]></title><link>https://eastrochesterny.gov/News/Headlines/the-monument-at-the-top-of-the-hill</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://eastrochesterny.gov/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/785597/World-War-1-Monument-May-30,-1930.jpg" length="452057"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[  Ninety-five   years   ago   on   May   30,   1930,   our   first   war   monument   was   dedicated   in   Edmund   Lyon   Park.   Honoring   those   who   had   served   in   World   War   I,   ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 14:11:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://eastrochesterny.gov/News/Headlines/the-monument-at-the-top-of-the-hill</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24512bc5-552d-4668-815f-cde2da21ce78-785597]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Town/Village of East Rochester]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[AND THEN THE MUSIC STOPPED - APRIL 1885]]></title><link>https://eastrochesterny.gov/News/Headlines/and-then-the-music-stopped-april-1885</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://eastrochesterny.gov/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/785596/PianoWorks.PNG" length="364635"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[ The history of the company began in 1902 when fire destroyed the Foster-Armstrong and Wendell and Marshall plants in Rochester. These companies belonged to George Foster and w.B Armstrong. With ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 19:36:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://eastrochesterny.gov/News/Headlines/and-then-the-music-stopped-april-1885</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24512bc5-552d-4668-815f-cde2da21ce78-785596]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>